1959 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

1959 Cal Poly Mustangs football
Conference	California Collegiate Athletic Association
1959 record	6–3 (3–2 CCAA)
Head coach	LeRoy Hughes (10th season)
Home stadium	Mustang Stadium (Capacity: 8,500)
Seasons ←  1958 1960  →

1959 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Fresno State $	5	–	0	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Los Angeles State	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Cal Poly	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
UC Santa Barbara	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Long Beach State	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
San Diego State	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	6	–	1
$ – Conference champion

The 1959 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University ^{[note 1]} during the 1959 NCAA College Division football season. Cal Poly competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA).

The team was led by tenth-year head coach LeRoy Hughes and played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California. They finished the season with a record of six wins and three losses (6–3, 3–2 CCAA).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 19	San Diego *		Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	W 36–14
September 26	at No. 13 Montana State *	No. 12	Gatton Field Bozeman, Montana	L 18–35
October 3	at San Diego State [note 2]		Aztec Bowl San Diego	W 13–6	8,500 [1]
October 10	Eastern New Mexico *		Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	W 55–0
October 17	Long Beach State [note 3]		Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	W 6–3
October 24	Fresno State [note 4]		San Luis Obispo, California	L 13–28	8,000 [2]
November 7	at Los Angeles State [note 5]		Rose Bowl Pasadena, California	L 28–29	4,000 [3]
November 14	Lewis & Clark *		Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	W 20–10
November 20	UC Santa Barbara		Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	W 48–20
*Non-conference game Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

No Cal Poly Mustangs were selected in the 1960 NFL Draft. ^[6]

Notes

1. The official name of Cal Poly is California Polytechnic State University. However, it has been more commonly known as either Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or just Cal Poly since 1947.
2. San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.
3. California State University, Long Beach was known as Long Beach State College from 1950 to 1963.
4. California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949 to 1971.
5. California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) was known as Los Angeles State College of Applied Arts and Sciences from 1947 to 1963.

References

1. Howard Hagen (October 4, 1959). "Cal Poly Rally Shades Aztecs". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. H-1.
2. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
3. "Diablos Erupt in 4th For 29-28 Win". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 8, 1959. p. III-9. Retrieved January 21, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Yearly Results". Archived from the original on January 16, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
5. "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide" . Retrieved January 12, 2017.
6. "1960 NFL Draft" . Retrieved January 12, 2017.